Section 3: Closure decisions.

Where an agreement has been reached between trade unions and employers’ organisations in a given profession or geographical area on the conditions under which employees are to be given their weekly rest period, the Prefect may, by order, at the request of the trade unions concerned, order the closure to the public of establishments in the profession or geographical area concerned for the duration of the rest period. These provisions…

The closure provided for in article L. 3132-29 does not apply to exhibitors’ stands at exhibitions, fairs or shows included on a list determined, after consultation with the employers’ and employees’ organisations concerned, by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and trade. Exhibitors benefiting from these provisions may grant their employees weekly rest periods in rotation.